Display rack



May 27, 1930. w. c. HORNADAY DISPLAY RACK Filed June 24, 1929 ATTO EY.

Patented May 27, 1930 rains earn WALLER C. HORNADAY, 0F UNIVERSE-'1? CITY, IEISSOURI, ASSIGNOB, TO FORBES TEA & COFFEE COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI DISPLAY RACK Application filed June 24,

This invention relates to display racks, and pertains more particularly to racks especially adapted for holding containers of spices, condiments, flavoring extracts, and the like.

The principal purpose of the present in vention is the provision of a rack of the character described in which an assortment of divers spices, condiments, and the like may be retained with their respective containers in predetermined positions individually.

Another object is to provide a rack of this character which can beformed of a single blank of sheet material.

Other objects, advantages, and desirable features of the invention will appear in the course of the following description of an ill ustrative embodiment of the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in which like numbers of reference denote like parts wherever they occur,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the rack,

Figure 2' is a front elevation of the same and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the rack.

The blankl of sheet material, preferably metal, may be of any suitable shape. The bottom portion of the blank is bent on the line 2 to form a wall 3 and a shelf 4; and the anterior portion of the shelf a is bent upwardly to form a stiffening and retaining flange 5. A portion within the marginal portions ofrthe wall 3 is incompletely severed therefrom on a line of incision 7, and is bent over forwardly on the line 8 to form a second shelf 9, the front portion of which is bentupwardly to form a stifiening flange 10 for retaining articles on the shelf 9. The wall 3 is preferably provided with'lateral portions 11 that extend beyond the ends of the shelf 4, and these lateral portions 11 are bent rea-rwardly the vertical lines 12 to form flanges that stiffen the wall 3, and, also, assist in stabilizing the rack, if it stands on its bottom, by extending its base line rearwardly from the wall. 8. The rear edges 13- of the flanges 11 preferably incline toward the rear wall 3, so that when the rack is hung upon a wall, the lower corners 14 of the flanges 11' the shelves. any suitable or convenient shape, but in the 1229. Serial no. 373,262.

engage the wall and throw the lower portion of the rack wall forwardly of the upper portion, inclining the shelves 4 and 9 forwardly and thereby preventing the articles on the shelves from sliding forwardly thereon. The wall 3 is provided with a pair of slots 15 adapted to receive the shards of screws that are provided in a wall for the 'purposefof hanging the rack thereon; The lower portion 16 of each slot is enlarged to permit the passage therethrough of the head of the screw, the upper portion 17 of the slot being wide enough only to receive the shanks 17'of the slots, whereupon the heads of the screws prevent withdrawal oft-he-rack therefrom. i i I .A horizontal series of portions 18 are struck out from the wall 3 abovethe shelf il,

and a similar series of portions 18 are struck 1 out from the wall 3 above the shelf 9 to form integral forward-projections that extend in horizontal planes or pa'ralle'lto the shelves and are adapted to enter the intersticesbetween adjacent containers on the shelves and tostraddlethe containers 19 to.

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space them laterally apart or maintain them v individually in predetermined positions on The containers 19 maybe of drawing they are indicated by the brokenand-dotted lines as being cylindrical in shape and as standing upright on-the shelves. L'lfhelateral edges 2Q of=the projections 18 are preferably arcuate shaped to fitth'e sides of the containers19, and are preferably pos tioned sufl'iciently' forward I on the proj ections '18 to maintain the containers -19 in spaced relation to the wall 3, Rectangular portions 21 are struck out fromthe wa'1l3 untaposition to the endsofthelower shelf to form vertical flanges that limit'thelatera'l movement of packages or] cartons 22 or bottles 23 that be placed ontheshelf 43 p against the outer lateral edges 2412f theextain size bottle of extract, and, also, the outer side of a larger size bottle of extract when it is not lnclosed in a carton. The contalners or cans 19 of difierent spices are retained individually in predetermined positions and are :marked or labeled in any usual manner to identify their contents to the observer at a glance. The edges 20, also, maintain the forward positions of the containers 19 on their shelves, thereby enabling them to be seized more conveniently, and, also, maintaining the foremost portions of the cans 19 in alinement with theforward end faces 26 of the bottles 23 or cartons 22, therebypresenting a neat arrangement.

Having thus fully described this invention, I hereby reserve the benefit of all changes in form, arrangement, order or use of parts, as it is evident that many minor changes may be made therein Withont departing from the spirit of'this invention or 'the scope of the following claims.

I claim: 1-. ii display rack formed of a blank of material having a portion bent to form a shelf and portions struck out from the blank at intervals to form integral. projections having their lateral edges arcuately shaped to enter the interstices betweenilaterally adjacent articles on the shelf to maintain the articles in laterally spaced relation to one another.

2. A display rack formed of a blank of sheet material having a portion bent to form a rear wall and a shelf and presenting portions struck outfrom the rear wall at intervals to form inte ral projections that extend parallel to the shelf and have converging edges that are adapted to enter the intersticesbetween adjacent articies on the shelf. I I i 3- A-display rack comprising a .Wall, the bottom portion thereof being formed to present a shelf having an upwardly directed retaining flange and projections positioned and projections arranged inrows above each above said shelf, said projections'having arcuately arranged lateral-edges adapted to enter the interstices between ad acent articles'on said shelf and to arrange the same in spaced relation thereon, and between said projections and the flange of said shelf.

jacent articles on the respective shelves to maintain the articles in spaced relation thereon and between said projections and the respective flanges of said shelves.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature. i I

VVALLER G. HORNADAY.

. Aha-i1 display rack formed from a blank of v material, comprising a wall, the bottom portion thereof being formed to present a-shelf having an upwardly directed retaining flange, asecond shelf'defined from said Wall and presenting .a frontal retaining flange,

' of said shelves, the projections inieachfrow having theirlat-eral edges arcuately shaped to enter the interstices between-laterally ad- 

